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November 15,1999
Volume 101, Issue 55
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
An independent newspaper
www.dailyemerald.com
It’s not pretty, but Ducks win
In a game that features 10 turnovers, Oregon prevails 24-19
at California. Fittingly, the Ducks secure the victory with a
last-minute interception in their own end zone. PAGE 7
And the crowd goes wild
Residents of the Northwest now have something to cheer
about as our belo ved sports teams surpass many of the
expectations set for them. PAGE 2
HOW SWEET IT IS
Azle Malinao-Alvarez Emerald
The Reinhart sisters, Catherine and Cheryl, prepare to serve a brownie mosaic cheesecake. The Reinharts recently opened the
Sweet Life Patisserie at 755 Monroe St.
Two sisters go from cooking in
their garage to whipping up treats
in their new bakery business
By Sara Lieberth
Oregon Daily Emerald
Getting to work at 6 a.m. and then
putting in 12 to 17 hours a day for weeks
on end might not sound like your dream
job. But for sisters Cheryl and Catherine
Reinhart, nothing could be sweeter.
After five years of making thousands
of specialty cakes, pies, cheesecakes,
cookies and outrageously creative wed
ding cakes from the cramped confines of
a garage-turned-bakery in the Whiteak
er neighborhood, the Reinharts opened
the Sweet Life Patisserie at 755 Monroe
St. on Nov. 8.
Catherine is a self-taught baker who
spent years collecting recipes from mag
azines and countless hours at the library
researching her craft. She said she be
lieves that with a little creativity and a
lot of hard work, anything can be ac
complished.
“It’s not about being trained,” she
Turn to Sweet Life, Page 6
Sweet Life
Patisserie
Where: 755
Monroe St.
Hours: 7 a.m. to
6 p.m. Monday
Wednesday, 7
a.m.toll p.m.
Thursday^Satur
day and 7 a.m. to
2 p.m. Sunday
Featured menu
items: Cinnamon
rolls, muffins,
cakes, pies,
cookies and
many vegan op
tions
Campus groups ready for Y2K bug
y2k
With the year 2000
quickly approach
ing, the Emerald
will run a weekly
series every Mon
day exploring how
the community is
preparing for the
effects of the Y2K
bug.
■ The ASUO and EMU computer
systems have been ready or await
patching software that makes the
year 2000 nothing to be feared
By Jeremy Lang
Oregon Daily Emerald.
If the new millennium is going to mark
the end of the world, then the student
groups on campus are in just as much
trouble as everybody else.
But if the new year only promises the
Y2K bug, with computers reading “00” as
1900 instead of 2000, groups and pro
grams such as the ASUO Executive, Duck
Web and the EMU are ready to handle the
next 1,000 years.
“We’ve done some testing already, and
we’ve still got some more tOi do, but it
looks like our computers will still run
fine,” ASUO Computer Technology Ad
visor Steven Lyons said.
Lyons said there is a chance that some
of the software on the older computers in
the ASUO might have problems, but it
wouldn’t affect important information in
volving student programs or the inciden
tal fee.
“Most of the software can be patched
up and made Y2K ready — according to
Microsoft, at least,” he said. “But our op
erating system isn’t a problem, mostly be
cause we’re running off of Macintosh
computers.”
Software companies such as Microsoft
are currently developing and distributing
“patching” programs that will fix the Y2K
problems in their old software.
Turn to Y2K: ASUO, Page 4
Kwaanza holiday
remembers roots
■ Kwaanza seeks to
renew African Americans’
bond with their principles
and their ancestors
By Edward Yuen
Oregon Daily Emerald
On Sunday, African Ameri
cans began a week-long celebra
tion called Kwaanza. For many
students at the University this
week is an opportunity to ob
serve and recognize their cul
ture.
Kwaanza, which means the
first fruit of the harvest in
Kiswahili, an African language,
is not a traditional or religious
holiday in the African-Ameri
can society. Instead, it is a cele
bration of the goodness of life,
which was initiated by Dr.
Maulana Ron Karenga on Dec.
26,1966.
African-American students
can celebrate the seven princi
ples — Umoja (unity), Kujichag
ulia (self determination), Ujima
(collective work and responsi
bility), Ujamaa (cooperative
economy), Nia (purpose), Ku
umba (creativity) and Inana
(faith) — during the week.
Kwaanza becomes the time
for African Americans to affirm
their culture and their ancestors.
In addition, it is time for fami
lies to gather and to rededicate
the seven principles of Kwaan
za, said Tonya Thorsteinsson,
co-director of the Black Student
Union.
The BSU will put up a dis
play about its perceptions on
the seven principles in the EMU
Fir Room this week. The BSU
will organize a poem reading
and a gospel music performance
Wednesday night, regarding the
seven principles of Kwaanza.
In addition to the perfor
mance, participants will enjoy
soul food, which is traditional
ethnic food including sweet
potato pie, ham and macaroni
and cheese.
“It’s a chance for the black
families to give thanks and
recognition to the struggles and
triumphs that we go through as
a race,” said Cobi Smith, an Eng
H It’s a chance for the
black families to give
thanks and recognition to
the struggles and triumphs
that we go through as a
race.
Cobi Smith
English and
journalism major JJ
lish and journalism major. She
also said Kwaanza is an oppor
tunity for others to learn about
the African-American culture.
Taryn Tarver, a graduate stu
dent in journalism, said Kwaan
za is an opportunity for people
to understand African Ameri
cans. She said the media mis
portray African Americans, and
the activities in Kwaanza will
help break those stereotypes.
Amber Boyd, a computer and
information science major, said
Kwaanza helps the black com
Turn to Kwaanza, Page 4
Earlier Rohypnol reports
not based on test results
By Ben Romano
Oregon Daily Emerald
Reports in the Nov. 9 Emerald
that three women tested positive
for Rohypnol, the “date rape
drug,” after being sexually as
saulted were false, said Michael
Cross, manager of Eugene
Planned Parenthood Clinic.
The women may have thought
that they were drugged, but no
test was performed at the clinic,
Cross said.
An apparent miscommunica
tion at the Eugene Planned Par
enthood resulted in the false re
port, said Annie Dochnahl, peer
health education coordinator.
Health officials don’t discount
the fact that these drugs may be
present in the community.
Jasmine Gonzales-Rose of
Sexual Assault Support Services
said that the agency receives re
ports from women who think
they may have been drugged be
fore being sexually assaulted.
Rohypnol is just one of many
drugs classified as “date rape
drugs,” she said.
Easily dissolved into a drink,
Rohypnol can cause drowsiness,
dizziness and affect motor skills,
leaving a person vulnerable to
attack. The victim is usually left
with little or no memory of the
incident.
It is very difficult to test specif
ically for Rohypnol. Urine must
be analyzed within 72 hours,
Gonzales-Rose said.
Leaving a drink unattended
while dancing or going to the
bathroom can increase the risk
of becoming a victim of the date
rape drug.